#gallivespian

[teridax-the-467th]

Day 11: Sting

[his-dark-materials-trilogy]

This cover creeped me out as a kid

[alethiosr]

I wish the BBC show kept the Gallivespians going with Lyra and Will to the Land of the Dead. It’s a small change but I personally really enjoyed them being there in the books. There’s a moment where a few of the dead reached out for the Gallivespian’s dragonflies(another thing I wish the show kept) because they missed their dæmons and it was heartbreaking to read.

The Gallivespians also felt the same feeling that Lyra and Will felt, so it can be assumed that they also have dæmons that were ripped from them. I’m so curious how dæmons work for people that small, considering even insects are incredibly large to them. What forms would they take? Would they take an animal form at all?

It was a big missed opportunity for the show and I would’ve loved to see it in a live action format.

[aquitainequeen]

We have Gallivespians

REPEAT WE HAVE GALLIVESPIANS

[jumpingpuddles]

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYY KEEP THE THE AERYN/FARSCAPE LOVE ALIVE! <3 <3 <3

I’ll certainly try my best! I’ll never stop loving Aeryn.

Thank youuu!! ♥

[longbottomed-blog]

outside the limelight [8/?] - HP secondary characters

aesthetic : Phineas Nigellus Black + royal blue

"Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own —"

requested by @gallivespian

[aquitainequeen]

And what of the depiction of the angels? As described in Pullman's book, the angels seemed like they'd be impossible to depict well onscreen but the show makes the smart choice of making them take "human" form most of the time, ie bald men and women in robes with eerily pale eyes. It's just uncanny enough an appearance that it works, though the familiar translucent shimmery form shows up on several key occasions. The design of the miniature Gallivespians is also inspired — with Sian Clifford and Jonathan Aris' characters Salmakia and Roke sporting insect-like black eyes and sleek futuristic outfits. And of course, there's the mulefa, the wise and friend-shaped creatures that Mary Malone (Simone Kirby) befriends, in a storyline that manages to streamline one of the weirder aspects of the book. That streamlining sometimes comes at a cost —the industrial wasteland-esque design of the Land of the Dead is striking, but somewhat samey — but it's clear that HBO has spared no expense on making this final season look as grand and dazzling as possible.

His Dark Materials Season 3 Review: The War On Heaven Reaches Its Conclusion In A Confident And Epic Final Season

[aquitainequeen]

I'm aching to see Mary Malone and the Mulefa in HDM season 3, but I'm also desperate to see the Gallivespians

People who are a handspan high, riding around on giant dragonflies

With poison spurs on their heels

Epic